AWB in a Kante role?

[Paxi]

I'm by no way a tactician but to me I can see some similarities. He's a absolutely dogged, an incredible tackler and you just can't get passed him.

If we could teach him just to disrupt play and retrieve the ball as a main objective in the middle of the park and by extension, all over the park then surely he'll be good at it and occasionally recycle the ball too.

People have suggested playing CB but his positioning as RB is suspicious and his heading is worse so I think that's out of the question, so what about DM?

Thoughts?

 

[pascell]

No, his awareness is absolutely shocking as it is. Look at how he lost Fornals in our box and gave him a free header.

 

[dcrompton]

No

 

[limerickcitykid]

 

[Nani Nana]

More like an Emmanuel Kant role, sitting on the bench reading something.

Not good enough for MUFC

 

[JJ12]

Can’t kick a tin

 

[arnie_ni]

In before the lock

 

[Nero]

The benny hill music would be made for that.

 

[DWelbz19]

He’s be almost as good Fosu-Mensah would be there

 

[Renegade]

Hahahaahaha.

 

[100]

Thought I'd entered the ultimate team thread

 

[NinjaFletch]

He's not technically good enough to play right back for a top side, but sure the solution is to move him into a position where it matters even more.

 

[MDFC Manager]

I needed a laugh, thanks @Paxi

 

[WR10]

The guy that dribbles a football like a basketball player? The guy that has the positional sense of a cone? The guy that can’t read a flight of ball to save his life? Please let him enjoy the only thing going for him - last ditch tackles because of poor decision making

 

[Carl]

I'm by no way a tactician but to me I can see some similarities. He's a absolutely dogged, an incredible tackler and you just can't get passed him.

If we could teach him just to disrupt play and retrieve the ball as a main objective in the middle of the park and by extension, all over the park then surely he'll be good at it and occasionally recycle the ball too.

People have suggested playing CB but his positioning as RB is suspicious and his heading is worse so I think that's out of the question, so what about DM?

Thoughts?

Probably his weakest attribute is how he reacts to being pressured on the ball. Putting him in midfield would be an awful thing to do.

 

[Samid]

Stick to boiled eggs OP.

 

[VorZakone]

I mean, who thought Dries Mertens would turn into a lethal striker when Sarri put him at #9?

Put AWB at DM.

 

[Tarrou]

I think we had this thread before

he'd be rubbish at it because his positioning, first touch and passing is all crap

 

[REWB]

You think tackling and recovering is all you need to be a good DM OP? you know better than that surely.

 

[Pexbo]

Christ some people don’t half underrate Kante’s ability on the ball.

 

[Paxi]

Probably his weakest attribute is how he reacts to being pressured on the ball. Putting him in midfield would be an awful thing to do.

I'd argue its easier to play in the middle than out wide in regards to pressure. Awareness is another thing.

 

[ClaytonBlackmoorLeftPeg]

You think tackling and recovering is all you need to be a good DM OP? you know better than that surely.

and running around a lot.

 

[Paxi]

Christ some people don’t half underrate Kante’s ability on the ball.

He's not particularly good though and one doesn't need to be to make it in midfield. Also I've never actually seem that big of a problem with his passing. It's the pressure he receives when he's on the ball that sticks out.

 

[Paxi]

You think tackling and recovering is all you need to be a good DM OP? you know better than that surely.

Depends on which attributes one has been graced with. Some players think making a tackle is already a mistake and some live for it. I didn't say a dm, I said Kante role. Doesn't seem that outlandish from what I've seen of Kante.

 

[hobbers]

Kante is comfortable on the ball and can hit a pass.

AWB is awful on the ball.

 

[Trequarista10]

The problem with our current (defensive) midfielders isn't an inability to tackle, it's poor and inconsistent quality on the ball.

The only role other than RB that AWB should play would potentially be RCB in a back 3, and even then he'd need several years of coaching to adapt and learn the position.

 

[Nickosaur]

I'm by no way a tactician

You don't say

 

[Paxi]

You don't say

Touche, dinosaur.

 

[AaronRedDevil]

Laugh all you want lads but that's exactly what we are missing. A DM with Aaron's tackling ability, he'd improve the team massively.

 

[Holocene]

The problem with our current (defensive) midfielders isn't an inability to tackle, it's poor and inconsistent quality on the ball.

The only role other than RB that AWB should play would potentially be RCB in a back 3, and even then he'd need several years of coaching to adapt and learn the position.

Nailed it. We already have Fred for the workhorse and ball winning role in the midfield.

 

[Adisa]

One of the most ridiculous suggestions I've seen here.

 

[Paxi]

Well we have Tom McTominay whom is playing in that role. He's really not good at anything. At least with AwB there we can have Pogba as a Mezzala and Bruno as the guy that controls the final third.

 

[100]

Laugh all you want lads but that's exactly what we are missing. A DM with Aaron's tackling ability, he'd improve the team massively.

We need someone who can pass the ball and defend, not someone that every team in the league targets in possession

 

[limerickcitykid]

Well we have Tom McTominay whom is playing in that role. He's really not good at anything. At least with AwB there we can have Pogba as a Mozzarella and Bruno as the guy that controls the final third.

Pogba as the mozzarella and maybe AWB as the pepperoni because he sure as feck ain’t a midfielder.

 

[Bobski]

Remember the weird idea Alan Smith would make a decent midfielder because of his aggression and something..

 

[Okey]

Oh dear! Seriously?! AWB on the ball is about as poor as you can get and you want him to anchor a midfield???

 

[Nickosaur]

Touche, dinosaur.

A stegosaurus would be a fantastic midfield general.

 

[Vidyoyo]

YES! Been thinking this for ages.

No wait...

 

[Paxi]

Pogba as the mozzarella and maybe AWB as the pepperoni because he sure as feck ain’t a midfielder.

Mezzala

 

[Vidyoyo]

Well we have Tom McTominay whom is playing in that role. He's really not good at anything. At least with AwB there we can have Pogba as a Mezzala and Bruno as the guy that controls the final third.

I see you too have been enjoying Football Manager